ATI Technologies X600 manual OpenGL Compatibility Settings

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OpenGL® Compatibility Settings

OpenGL® Compatibility Settings Dialog

OpenGL® Compatibility Settings

Force Z-buffer	Explicitly set the Z-Buffer depth. Most applications will
depth	work best when Disabled is selected

Triple Buffering	Improves the frame rate of games when Wait for Vertical
	Sync is enabled in Custom Settings. Enabling Triple
	Buffering may decrease application performance as
	there will be less frame-buffer memory available. If there is
	insufficient memory available to support this feature it will
	be automatically disabled. It is recommended that this
	feature remain disabled.

Defaults button	Resets to the dialog’s default values.

OpenGL®	This feature should only be disabled if you are
hardware	experiencing serious rendering problems. Disabling this
acceleration	feature will significantly decrease OpenGL® performance.

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Contents Radeon Disclaimer Important Safety Instructions Page Table of Contents Index Compliance InformationGraphic Features Radeon X600 FeaturesExternal Connections Video output or Video In/Video Out Vivo connection Connecting Your Monitors Using Multiple DisplaysConnections and Adapters for the Radeon X600 Card To connect your monitorsSingle CRT Display Connectors Comments Configuration UsedDisplay Single DFPCRT display + Single TVDFP display + DFP displayAccessing the Catalyst Software Suite FeaturesIntroduction Multiple Displays and 3D GamingATI Displays Tab Windows Display Properties Settings TabATI Displays Tab ATI Color Tab To enable or disable a displayTo save a display-device scheme ATI Color Tab Desktop Settings ATI Color Tab To create a Desktop or Full Screen 3D profile To apply the settings for a Full Screen 3D profile To apply the settings for a specific Desktop profileTo access the Color Hotkeys Settings dialog HotkeysColor Hotkey Settings Color Hotkeys SettingsColor Hotkeys Settings Dialog Modifier keyTo remove assigned hotkeys ATI Options Tab ATI Options TabATI Options Tab Options Details TabATI Options Details Tab ATI Rotation TabATI Rotation Tab To rotate a single display Rotation HotKeysTo rotate multiple displays To assign rotation hotkeysVideo Overlay ATI Overlay TabATI Overlay Tab ATI Overlay Tab Clone Mode SettingsClone Mode Options ATI 3D Tab ATI 3D Tab Custom Properties Dialog OpenGL or Direct 3D Custom Properties DialogCustom Properties Dialog Smoothvision HD Anti-Aliasing sliderFiltering slider HD AnisotropicTexture Preference Mipmap DetailCustom Properties Dialog Smartshader Effects Smartshader applies preset pixel effects onDirect 3D Compatibility Settings Direct 3D Compatibility SettingsOpenGL Compatibility Settings OpenGL Compatibility SettingsATI VPU Recover Tab ATI VPU Recover TabATI VPU Recover Tab Enable VPU Recover checkboxPrepare an Error Report checkbox ATI VPU Recover Tab Using TV Out View your PC’s display on a TV Using TV Display and Capture FeaturesTo enable or disable the TV display Starting Windows with TV Display EnabledComposite Cable or Using Scart Connectors for European TVsUsing and Adjusting TV Display Features How To Enable/Disable The TV DisplayUsing a Monitor vs. Using TV Display Adjusting Monitor DisplayViewing Text on a TV Switching to a larger display fontReducing Edge Distortion Increasing the horizontal size of a TV displayUsing Games and Applications Using TV Display AloneSelect your TV broadcast format Increasing the contrast of a TV displayAdjust your TV screen size Page Adjust the composite dot crawl on your TV Display Adjust the S-Video sharpness of your TV displayAdjust the luma flicker removal setting on your TV Display Page Connect to a TV, VCR, or Camcorder for video capturing Windows Volume ControlVideo Cable or Composite Cable Click Change device Click Configure Capturing video using Windows Movie MakerCapturing video using Windows Movie Maker Industry Canada Compliance Statement FCC Compliance Information’Information de conformité de la CE CE Compliance InformationCE-befolgungInformationen Index Custom settings Desktop Horizontal size Theater Mode Triple Buffering TV display 39